1) ______ the Vietnamese believe that the first visitor a family receives in the year determines their fortune for the (2) ________ year, people never enter (3) _______ house on the first day without (4) _______ first. The act of being the first person to enter a house on Tet is called Xong Dat or Dap Dat. Usually, a person with a happy demeanor or who had experienced good luck during the previous year is invited first into the house. In some (5) _______, any person with names such as Phuc (happy), Tai (wealth) or Loc (luck) will be invited to (6) _______ this act of Xong Dat. However, just to be (7) _______, the owner of the house will leave the house a few minutes before midnight and come back just as the clock (8) _______ midnight to prevent anyone else (9) ________ entering the house first who might potentially bring any unfortunate events in the new year to the household.

Sweeping during Tet is taboo, since it symbolizes sweeping the luck away. It is also taboo for (10) ______ who experienced a recent loss of a family member to visit anyone else during Tet.

1. A. Although                                 B. Instead                          C. Due to                                                      D. Since

2. A. all                                            B. whole                            C. round                                                          D. around

3. A. any                                          B. each                               C. every                                                          D. one                                                         

4. A.  to be invited                           B. to invite                         C. being invited                                              D. inviting                        

5. A. cases                                       B. examples                       C. kinds                                                          D. sorts

6. A. take                                         B. perform                         C. do                                                     D. make

7. A. safe                                         B. safety                            C. safetiness                                                                                    D. safely

8. A. hits                                          B. knocks                           C. strikes                                                          D. shows

9. A. in                                             B. for                                 C. with                                                          D. from

10. A. the one                                  B. anyone                          C. no one                                   D

I. Rewrite these sentences using reduced form

1. It was the first car that I ever drove

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2. He was the first man who said so rude words to me.

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3. She was the first woman who was elected to paliament.

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4. Harry isn’t the kind of person who gets on with everyone.

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5. In the whole book there was only one chapter which interested me

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6. There is only one Greek island which I haven’t visited

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7. It’s the long winters here that really depress most people.

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8. Do you like the person who sits next to you in class?

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9. The letter that arrive this morning contained bad news.

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10. There is no one  who I would prefer to you as a co-driver.

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11. This is the school which I used to go to

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12. The policeman who arrested her had recognised her car.

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13. That’s the shop from which I got my shoes.

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14. Can you move the chair on which you are sitting?

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15. I don’t believe the story that she told us.

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16. The person who finishes first will be the winner.

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17. The last guests who were late didn’t have enough to eate.

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18. The man who was arrested yesterday escaped again.

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19. I lent you the book which was written by a friend of mine.

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20. The book which was published last year became a best seller.

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VI. Rewrite these sentences using reduced form

1. It was the first car that I ever drove

2. He was the first man who said so rude words to me.

3. She was the first woman who was elected to paliament.

4. Harry isn’t the kind of person who gets on with everyone.

5. In the whole book there was only one chapter which interested me.

6. There is only one Greek island which I haven’t visited.

7. It’s the long winters here that really depress most people.

8. Do you like the person who sits next to you in class?

9. The letter that arrive this morning contained bad news.

10. There is no one  who I would prefer to you as a co-driver.

11. This is the school which I used to go to.

12. The policeman who arrested her had recognised her car.

13. That’s the shop from which I got my shoes.

14. Can you move the chair on which you are sitting?

15. I don’t believe the story that she told us.

16. The person who finishes first will be the winner.

17. The last guests who were late didn’t have enough to eate.

18. The man who was arrested yesterday escaped again.

19. I lent you the book which was written by a friend of mine.

20. The book which was published last year became a best seller.

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